adminThe Estadio Nacional Disaster 1964: Known as the deadliest stadium disaster in the world, 328 people died and around 500 people were injured seriously following a football match between Peru and Argentina
The Hillsborough Disaster 1989: A total of 97 Liverpool fans were killed as a result of the deadly crush at Hillsborough. The tragic incident took place during Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. It is the deadliest sporting tragedy to take place in Britain
Guatemala and Costa Rica Stampede 1996: During the World Cup Qualifying match in Guatemala City against Costa Rica, 84 people were killed during a stampede of fans. More than 100 people were killed after approximately 60,000 fans entered the stadium which only had the capacity of 45,000
Accra Stadium Disaster 2001: 126 football fans died at Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana after police tear-gassed a section of the stands. The police sprayed the gas after fans started throwing objects onto the pitch and ripping out stadium seats to throw at opposing fans. The match was against the country’s two biggest teams, Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko – Mailonline
Mathew Masinge
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